Implant removed and lost weight ??
NewMummy96
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Hi guys,so I have had my implant in since January 2015 and have gained about 2 stone since having it. I looked it up and people were gaining 50-60lbs on it! So I have had it removed and it has been out 5 days . My period is back now and I feel better. Has anybody else had there implant removed and lost weight ?x
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My wife had hers removed because it shifted and became a danger. Dropped 8 pounds without trying.1
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hormonal birth control in general will cause up to 10lbs in water retention and when you stop using whatever it is that goes away pretty quick...
If it is over 15-20lbs it is real weight from eating too much...
however hormonal BC does cause an increase in appetite which will go away as well so that will help.
log your food stay in a deficit and you will lose the weight gained.4 -
The pill, implant or any other birth control does not cause weight loss or gain. As Stef says, when going on it, it can cause water retention. When coming off it can cause a loss of water. When on it can increase your appetite, so naturally when you come off your appetite may return to normal.
It does not cause your body to use more or less calories or do anything magical with those calories that may cause more fat storage. It's still all about calories in vs calories out.
And I know I said this on your status too but doesn't hurt to reiterate for lurkers.
PS. I am on the pill and it has no impact on weight loss or gain.4 -
When I had my iud removed I didn't lose or gain anything. Then again I used a copper iud, I don't know why ppl use hormone iud's if they don't have to.1
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I didn't gain weight when I got my hormonal IUD. I started trying to lose weight after almost three years with the IUD. 75 pounds down so far, still have (and love) the IUD. I would not expect getting the implant removed to cause a large weight loss unless you're also in a calorie deficit.2
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I have lost 4lbs since having it out . The doctor said that most people he has seen have gained 50lbs or over since having it . I'm a relieved to have it out as my body was rejecting it. I don't expect it to cause weight loss but it is making me less hungry x0
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NewMummy96 wrote: »I have lost 4lbs since having it out . The doctor said that most people he has seen have gained 50lbs or over since having it . I'm a relieved to have it out as my body was rejecting it. I don't expect it to cause weight loss but it is making me less hungry x
yes...hormonal BC causes increase in appetite...not so much hunger however.
As for the people who gained 50+lbs...wasn't from BC...it was from excess calories...BC has no calories.2 -
I lost 8 lbs after having mine out and went on to lost a stone more. I believe it was stopping me from losing (rather than making me gain, if that makes sense?) It definitely made a difference. Since then I've gone on a pill that seems to suit me...no weight gain at all.2
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Geordiegal08 wrote: »I lost 8 lbs after having mine out and went on to lost a stone more. I believe it was stopping me from losing (rather than making me gain, if that makes sense?) It definitely made a difference. Since then I've gone on a pill that seems to suit me...no weight gain at all.
how can it stop you from losing weight? Just curious1 -
I'm not an expert, I'm just speaking from my personal experience. I tried everything for about 18 months. Ate at a consistent deficit, exercised (I run a lot) etc and would just lost and gain the same pound again and again. Even if I low carbed or crash dieted I couldn't get the usual big drop people normally get from the water weight loss. This leads me to think it might be something about how it made my body (not necessarily every woman's body) retain water. Like I say, I'm not qualified to state that categorically though.0
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Probably some water weight and a few grams from the implant itself.0
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Geordiegal08 wrote: »I'm not an expert, I'm just speaking from my personal experience. I tried everything for about 18 months. Ate at a consistent deficit, exercised (I run a lot) etc and would just lost and gain the same pound again and again. Even if I low carbed or crash dieted I couldn't get the usual big drop people normally get from the water weight loss. This leads me to think it might be something about how it made my body (not necessarily every woman's body) retain water. Like I say, I'm not qualified to state that categorically though.
science says the only reason for not losing is not being in a calorie deficit.
water retention can mask weight loss and yes BC can cause it but not 20+lbs worth...typically 8-10lbs.
Potentially what happened was the increase in appetite and not using a food scale.0 -
Had the implant in March 15. No weight gained.
Started my journey in Jan 16. Lost 35 pounds to date.
So... No effect on me. Just calories in, calories out.0 -
Of course there are stories of people gaining 50lbs but it's correlation, not causation. To reiterate, the pill does not cause any physiological changes that suddenly negate physics and how many calories the body requires to maintain, gain or lose weight.
If you don't weigh solids and measure liquids then your perception of your intake can be totally off, it's just human nature. An increased appetite can lead to portion creep that you're not even aware of if you're not measuring portions. Even more so if you don't track your intake at all (which is likely what happens to those who gain 50lbs).
I have been on some of the strongest psychoactive medications in the last few years, notorious for weight gain. But it's due to the increase in appetite they cause. I gained a lot of weight in a short period. It wasn't the medication changing anything about how my body uses calories, I simply ate a lot more than I was before the medication!
Knowledge is power. Knowing there is nothing the implant can do to cause fat gain without an excess of calories arms you to take control and not use it as an excuse. Any significant weight lost or gained in a short period of one or two weeks is nearly always going to mostly be water, not fat.1 -
Surely all of us women understand that taking hormones that effects our other hormones (and I do not just mean reproductive hormones), I am also referring to metabolic hormones, letpin, grelin, cortisol, insulin, thryroid, etc.. there is gonna either be changes that occur else where and either the body and it can be an acceptance or rejection of the medication(s). But normal changes should be expected.
Leptin and grelin are huge in appetite control..
The side effect is not the drug itself it is the changes that drug promotes in other areas of the body described. So weight loss is not inevitable or cannot be achieved, it how you deal with the responses in changes in the body.
Any women taking hormones (HRT, contraception, etc..) or any medication in general should always look at own own body, listen to it, mark daily, weekly and monthly trends in weight, keep up with your calories, eating triggers, cravings, exercise and what not .. report to your doctor if you do not like how you are responding.. Staying on medication where the side effects out ways the benefits is not something you do not have to do.
And water weight or inflammation, etc. whether normal or not, is the bodies way of protecting you. And if you are spot on with your calories and know you are NOT eating more than you burn, and you are holding weight, it is inflammation or water weight gain..If you gain weight you are eating in a surplus and this puts weight on, not the drug itself..0 -
Surely all of us women understand that taking hormones that effects our other hormones (and I do not just mean reproductive hormones), I am also referring to metabolic hormones, letpin, grelin, cortisol, insulin, thryroid, etc.. there is gonna either be changes that occur else where and either the body and it can be an acceptance or rejection of the medication(s). But normal changes should be expected.
Leptin and grelin are huge in appetite control..
The side effect is not the drug itself it is the changes that drug promotes in other areas of the body described. So weight loss is not inevitable or cannot be achieved, it how you deal with the responses in changes in the body.
Staying on medication where the side effects out ways the benefits is not something you do not have to do.
Basically, all of this was what I was trying to say. I fully understand that it wasn't the implant itself that caused my inability to lose weight (note, I never actually said I believed it made me gain weight). I believe these hormonal changes impede the ability to enact the delicate balance of CICO. And it is a delicate balance let's be honest. All these FP nazis ranting about 'it's just CICO, just weigh things, just eat less' are forgetting if it was that easy none of us would be on here and we wouldn't have obesity crisis!
All I was trying to point out is that things such as hormone drugs CAN effect ability to lose weight. Not that they WILL every time for for everyone.
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Uh yea obviously. So many people believe that hormone birth control causes weight gain. True or not, if you are concerned about it, then why use it?
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Uh yea obviously. So many people believe that hormone birth control causes weight gain. True or not, if you are concerned about it, then why use it?
Because not everyone can use everything? Maybe they are using what works best for them? And not everyone is concerned.0 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Uh yea obviously. So many people believe that hormone birth control causes weight gain. True or not, if you are concerned about it, then why use it?
Because not everyone can use everything? Maybe they are using what works best for them? And not everyone is concerned.
The OP is concerned, hence this thread. If you are using hormone birth control and don't have the same concerns as the OP then all the power to you.
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Uh yea obviously. So many people believe that hormone birth control causes weight gain. True or not, if you are concerned about it, then why use it?
Because not everyone can use everything? Maybe they are using what works best for them? And not everyone is concerned.
The OP is concerned, hence this thread. If you are using hormone birth control and don't have the same concerns as the OP then all the power to you.
Maybe OP can't use copper IUD for whatever reason and can only use this. *shrug*0 -
Yea and that's why I said "I don't know why ppl use hormone iud's if they don't have to" in my original response. Maybe OP has to. The point again is that so many women seem to think that this type if birth control causes weight gain, if this is what you (in general) believe then why torture yourself?1
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Yea and that's why I said "I don't know why ppl use hormone iud's if they don't have to" in my original response. Maybe OP has to. The point again is that so many women seem to think that this type if birth control causes weight gain, if this is what you (in general) believe then why torture yourself?
Or people could just educate themselves better to know that it's not causing weight gain and what they put in their mouth is so if hormonal birth control is the best option for them then that's what they should use.2 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Yea and that's why I said "I don't know why ppl use hormone iud's if they don't have to" in my original response. Maybe OP has to. The point again is that so many women seem to think that this type if birth control causes weight gain, if this is what you (in general) believe then why torture yourself?
Or people could just educate themselves better to know that it's not causing weight gain and what they put in their mouth is so if hormonal birth control is the best option for them then that's what they should use.
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Some people completely miss the point on these discussions. Don't know why we bother0
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Geordiegal08 wrote: »Some people completely miss the point on these discussions. Don't know why we bother
I agree...people miss the point that Birth control does not cause weight gain...only excess calories do and it is incumbent on the person using the BC to monitor themselves and their intake if they want to lose weight.
That means using a food scale and logging accurately and consistently instead of blaming the BC for the weight gain.
And if you understood how side effects are decided it would help.
Clinical trials are not done in a lab and people are not totally monitored...their only job is to relate to the those doing the trials any unusual symptoms they experience...so if 5% of the participants say "I've gained weight" the company must put weight gain as a side effect but those participants were not in a lab given maintenance calories to ensure no weight is gained.
REading the side effects and seeing "increased appetite" leads me to consider my "hunger"...is it really hunger or just the hormones screwing with my head...
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Yes, I wish it listed increased appetite as the side effect, not weight gain, it's misleading and unhelpful.2
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But surely even if it did list increased appetite rather than weight gain that would still be relevant? As I stated earlier, if it was so easy for everyone to ignore a feeling of hunger (whether real or fake isn't the point) none of us would need things like MFP. I think all anyone is trying to say is that the implant and other forms of BC have an effect on your body (obviously) and this may effect your ability to succeed in losing weight. I repeat again, NOT that the BC actually causes weight gain! I'm not that naive or that stupid!0
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Geordiegal08 wrote: »But surely even if it did list increased appetite rather than weight gain that would still be relevant? As I stated earlier, if it was so easy for everyone to ignore a feeling of hunger (whether real or fake isn't the point) none of us would need things like MFP. I think all anyone is trying to say is that the implant and other forms of BC have an effect on your body (obviously) and this may effect your ability to succeed in losing weight. I repeat again, NOT that the BC actually causes weight gain! I'm not that naive or that stupid!
But if you hang around any weight loss/health forum long enough you will see multitudes of posts just like this one who think that medication changes something inherently in the body that means you gain weight when you have changed nothing about the way you eat. People genuinely believe they are gaining exclusively due to the pill, not because of increased appetite making them eat more or a little water weight. And I think that's a problem.
So whilst lots of people understand "weight gain" actually means "increased appetite" lots of people do not. Heck, lots of people don't understand how weight gain, loss and maintenance works, hence the profitability of the diet industry and people thinking carbs are evil, sugar is evil, fat is evil etc etc.0 -
Geordiegal08 wrote: »But surely even if it did list increased appetite rather than weight gain that would still be relevant? As I stated earlier, if it was so easy for everyone to ignore a feeling of hunger (whether real or fake isn't the point) none of us would need things like MFP. I think all anyone is trying to say is that the implant and other forms of BC have an effect on your body (obviously) and this may effect your ability to succeed in losing weight. I repeat again, NOT that the BC actually causes weight gain! I'm not that naive or that stupid!
It would be relevant, but that's because you would know what to expect and also know that it's within your control and if you're mindful of it, you can look for ways to cope, like tweaking your eating habits, acknowledging and accepting water weight fluxuations, etc. If the side effect is just listed as "weight gain" and you accept it as inevitability, you would be more likely to resign to it and blame the medication. I know I did.0
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